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I'm sorry to say..............

Posted by Cees Broere on Fri Feb 20, 2004 05:06:18 AM

In reply top Re: A Columbine victim's parent's speech before Congress posted by John H on Thu Feb 19, 2004 06:26:19 PM

...........but I totally agree with John. We have had a similar case here in Holland where a pupil shot his
teacher but I don't think this is the place to discuss
that kind of topics. We all are entitled to our opinion.
If other people are offended by that,so be it.

Just my opinion.

Cheers

Cees









: No Offense,
:
: but one of the things I like about the WIX board is it rar
: ely strays off topic. I never post off topic for that reas
: on.
: JH
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: :hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds
: : of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my w
: on
: : derful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of tha
: t
: : heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died m
: us
: : t not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers."
: :
: : "The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew h
: is
: : brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the
: cl
: : ub he used. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club A
: ss
: : ociation. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for t
: he
: : murder could only be found in Cain's heart." "In the d
: ay
: : s that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at h
: ow
: : quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as t
: he
: : NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter.
: I
: : do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or def
: en
: : d the NRA - because I don't believe
: : that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Ther
: ef
: : ore, I do not believe that they need to be defended. If
: I
: : believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I
: w
: : ould be their strongest opponent."
: :
: : "I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just
: a
: : tragedy-it was a spiritual event that should be forcing
: us
: : to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame
: l
: : ies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind th
: e
: : pointing fingers of the accusers themselves.
: :
: : "I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my f
: ee
: : lings best. This was written way before I knew I would
: be
: : speaking here today":
: :
: : Your laws ignore our deepest needs, Your words are empty
: a
: : ir.
: : You've stripped away our heritage, You've outlawed
: s
: : imple prayer.
: : Now gunshots fill our classrooms, And precious children
: d
: : ie.
: : You seek for answers everywhere, And ask the questi
: on
: : "Why?"
: : You regulate restrictive laws, Through legislative creed
: .
: : And yet you fail to understand, That God is what w
: e
: : need!
: :
: : "Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of
: bo
: : dy, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a th
: ir
: : d part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil
: ,
: : prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spirit
: ua
: : l presences were present within
: : our educational systems for most of our nation's history
: .
: : Many of our major colleges began as theological seminari
: es
: : . This is a historical fact.
: :
: : What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to
: ho
: : nor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred an
: d
: : violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's
: tr
: : agedy occurs - politicians immediately look for a scapeg
: oa
: : t such as the NRA. They immediately
: : seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to er
: od
: : e away our personal and private liberties. We do not nee
: d
: : more restrictive laws. "Eric and Dylan would not have b
: ee
: : n stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can
: st
: : op someone who spends months
: : planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies wi
: th
: : in our own hearts. Political posturing and restrictive
: le
: : gislation are not the answers. The young people of our
: na
: : tion hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening taking
: p
: : lace that will not be squelched! We do not need more
: : religion. We do not need more gaudy television evangelis
: ts
: : spewing out verbal religious garbage. We do not need mo
: re
: : million dollar church buildings built while people with
: b
: : asic needs are being ignored. We DO need a change of hea
: rt
: : and a humble acknowledgment that
: : this nation was founded on the principle of simple trust
: i
: : n God!"
: :
: : "As my son Craig lay under that table in the school libr
: ar
: :

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